Women’s Doubles Pair Take the Win In Canada!

Our leading Women’s double pairing of Gronya Somerville and Setyana

Mapasa managed to take first place at the 2019 YONEX Canada Open. The pair had their longest match in the opening match of the round of 32 against Chinese pair Kang Yue and Xie Zhi Ting. A match of three games they lost the first (21- 23) but took the second and third, 21-11 and 21-16 respectively. From then on they worked over two more teams in two games, first a pair from Chinese Taipei, a second Chinese pair and a walk over of a Canadian pair. They met up against the South Korean pair of Chang Ye Na and Kim Hye Rin in the final, convincingly taking them down in two games 21-16 and 21-14. A great win for Gronya and Setyana to build their confidence, in a long social media post Gronya thanked the team for their support and the loyal fans who’ve supported them all the way. Agreat result for them and great to see the success coming out of Australia in the lead up to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

Story by badmintonaustralia.com.au